There's a building in my town that was originally a Hot N Now that only lasted about a year, then became an office building for a credit union for about a decade, and is now being converted into a Krispy Kreme.

Yes, the town. No good place to eat within the concentration camp. I just thought it was amusing that this was the first thing I saw getting off the train at Frauenhoferstrasse; those small pictures on the right are of the concentration camp, so I took this as a corporate endorsement.

I kind of wish Pizza Hut had kept the old design. When I was a kid, I remember the Hut near our home as being kind of a warm and inviting place. It might be nostalgia glasses; when you're that age, anywhere with subdued lighting, burgundy carpets, vinyl-covered menus, and a salad bar was a "warm and inviting place." Your mileage may vary.

The complete collapse of Pizza Hut's customer service seems to have been simultaneous with their doing away with the red roof design. There's a "Pizza Hut Bistro" not far from where I live now that actually forgets they have a dining room every once in a while; as a steady stream of pick-up customers arrives for their orders, you could set off a bottle rocket in the lobby and still not get anyone's attention. A couple of times, out of perverse fascination and nothing-better-to-do-ism (usually when reading a good book) I would actually see how long it took to get noticed by staff after being seated. The record is 65 minutes. It's astonishing how little you can give a damn for your clients and still have a functioning business. Were they bought out by Bain Capital at one point?

Maybe it is just a midwest/Chicago thing, but some Pizza Huts have a lunch buffet. Classic salad bar with pudding and cottage cheese. It is as good as the Flying J truck stop salad bar. The pasta bake consists of rotini pasta,some sort of cow based meat,cheeses, and pepperoni slices. It is only $8 with a pop and there is a tabletop pac man game and temporary tattoo gumball machines with some really classy lowrider designs. One time I got a Chicago Bears sticker for my hardhat from the gumball machine and traded it to a vacationing Chilean fisherman for a pilfered dessert breadstick after I paid my bill.

merrillvillain:Maybe it is just a midwest/Chicago thing, but some Pizza Huts have a lunch buffet. Classic salad bar with pudding and cottage cheese. It is as good as the Flying J truck stop salad bar. The pasta bake consists of rotini pasta,some sort of cow based meat,cheeses, and pepperoni slices. It is only $8 with a pop and there is a tabletop pac man game and temporary tattoo gumball machines with some really classy lowrider designs. One time I got a Chicago Bears sticker for my hardhat from the gumball machine and traded it to a vacationing Chilean fisherman for a pilfered dessert breadstick after I paid my bill.

peasandcarrots:I kind of wish Pizza Hut had kept the old design. When I was a kid, I remember the Hut near our home as being kind of a warm and inviting place. It might be nostalgia glasses; when you're that age, anywhere with subdued lighting, burgundy carpets, vinyl-covered menus, and a salad bar was a "warm and inviting place." Your mileage may vary."

This.

Pizza Hut was a special treat for the family in the 80s. I think I was around 7 or 8. And yeah, the dimmed lighting, carpets and big menus were a new thing for 8 year old Znuh. It felt special. And again, for an 8 year old's palate, the pizza was damned tasty. Plus, Pizza with original Coke (before new coke) was literally Kid Food of the Gods.

I never expected to see the 'Red Roof' Pizza Huts disappear. I thought they were as secure as McDonalds, which, let's face it, still pretty much feels the same when you walk into one. Messing with an established, almost-subconsciously ingrained archetype rarely bodes well for businesses. I still remember when they got rid of the Burger King 'King', and of course, then brought him back.

I felt a cozy part of my heart get demolished when I read this. Glad to hear that some of the Huts still have their iconic buildings around.

jaytkay:merrillvillain: Maybe it is just a midwest/Chicago thing, but some Pizza Huts have a lunch buffet. Classic salad bar with pudding and cottage cheese. It is as good as the Flying J truck stop salad bar. The pasta bake consists of rotini pasta,some sort of cow based meat,cheeses, and pepperoni slices. It is only $8 with a pop and there is a tabletop pac man game and temporary tattoo gumball machines with some really classy lowrider designs. One time I got a Chicago Bears sticker for my hardhat from the gumball machine and traded it to a vacationing Chilean fisherman for a pilfered dessert breadstick after I paid my bill.

you forgot the "/csb"

A self-described csb usually is not. It is for others to decide unless it is an obvious csb.

emersonbiggins:Nickerson Farms, anyone? You've all seen one somewhere.

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There's one on interstate 35 in Texas near the Oklahoma border that is now a pr0n store with a huge "XXX" emblazoned on the roof. It's for the truckers who like to get their jack off on while hauling garbage to put on the shelves of your local Wal Mart.

merrillvillain:jaytkay: merrillvillain: Maybe it is just a midwest/Chicago thing, but some Pizza Huts have a lunch buffet. Classic salad bar with pudding and cottage cheese. It is as good as the Flying J truck stop salad bar. The pasta bake consists of rotini pasta,some sort of cow based meat,cheeses, and pepperoni slices. It is only $8 with a pop and there is a tabletop pac man game and temporary tattoo gumball machines with some really classy lowrider designs. One time I got a Chicago Bears sticker for my hardhat from the gumball machine and traded it to a vacationing Chilean fisherman for a pilfered dessert breadstick after I paid my bill.

you forgot the "/csb"

A self-described csb usually is not. It is for others to decide unless it is an obvious csb.

Pizza Hut still gives me a bit of a nostalgic feeling when I see the old red roof design, but not because pizza, but because when I was a delivery driver my senior year of HS, there was this one waitress working there, and we'd coordinate our breaks so that we could 'hang out' in the back lot.

RedPhoenix122:This just in: It's cheaper to lease a vacant commercial space than it is to have a new one built.

And I would guess that former Pizza Huts could be even cheaper than other commercial spaces because of their distinctive appearance. The one down the street from me is in a great location but sat empty for years before it was finally turned into an urgent care center.

jaytkay:This is a record store. The previous tenant was a store called Logan Hardware.

The name of the record store is Logan Hardware.

There's a hipster bar down the street that's in an old appliance repair place that was called "Herschal Electric" - the name of the bar? Herschal Electric. Even use the same old retro sign. It's pretty cool actually.

Znuh:peasandcarrots: I kind of wish Pizza Hut had kept the old design. When I was a kid, I remember the Hut near our home as being kind of a warm and inviting place. It might be nostalgia glasses; when you're that age, anywhere with subdued lighting, burgundy carpets, vinyl-covered menus, and a salad bar was a "warm and inviting place." Your mileage may vary."

This.

Pizza Hut was a special treat for the family in the 80s. I think I was around 7 or 8. And yeah, the dimmed lighting, carpets and big menus were a new thing for 8 year old Znuh. It felt special. And again, for an 8 year old's palate, the pizza was damned tasty. Plus, Pizza with original Coke (before new coke) was literally Kid Food of the Gods.

I never expected to see the 'Red Roof' Pizza Huts disappear. I thought they were as secure as McDonalds, which, let's face it, still pretty much feels the same when you walk into one. Messing with an established, almost-subconsciously ingrained archetype rarely bodes well for businesses. I still remember when they got rid of the Burger King 'King', and of course, then brought him back.

I felt a cozy part of my heart get demolished when I read this. Glad to hear that some of the Huts still have their iconic buildings around.

Yes, exactly the same thoughts on pizza hut. We used to go there on occasion when I was a kid. Few things I loved more than my parents giving me quarters for the GI Joe arcade game while we waited for our food. They tore the building down around ten years ago, an AutoZone is in its place.

The other pizza hut near me is a dance studio now. Never been inside (dancers parents might frown on that), but I bet the interior remodel is interesting.

Gotfire:emersonbiggins: Nickerson Farms, anyone? You've all seen one somewhere.

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There's one on interstate 35 in Texas near the Oklahoma border that is now a pr0n store with a huge "XXX" emblazoned on the roof. It's for the truckers who like to get their jack off on while hauling garbage to put on the shelves of your local Wal Mart.

Somacandra:Pocket Ninja: Pizza Hut pizza is to every other chain restaurant pizza as Chicago-style pizza is to New York.

For your next performance, you should stick your neck into any Irish pub in Dublin and shout "OLIVER CROMWELL!!!" in a loud voice.

I usually think your posts are idiotic, but THANK YOU for saying this. Jesus Christ, Pocket Ninja's shtick is so old by now, it should be sitting in a nursing home while its Social Security checks are stolen by its ne'er-do-well son.